Elsa Diaz

Class:
Senior
High School:
Douglas MacArthur
Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas

Senior (2017-18)
- On her final hole, with the emotions of the moment becoming a harsh reality for the senior, she got up and down for birdie to cap off an all-time great career.
- Her career stroke average of 78.22 ranks fifth all-time,
- Her 77.80 average this season is 12th all-time to go along with multiple round and tournament scores that rank among the best in program history.
- Her 68 (-4) at the Boston College Intercollegiate in the fall is tied for the lowest score ever achieved by a Richmond Spider.
- Closed the fall with a stroke average of 76.67, third best on the team.
- Won the Boston College Intercollegiate with a 217 (+1)
- Fired a program record score of 68 (-4) in the second round of the B.C. Intercollegiate
- Finished tied for 4th at the Navy Invitational with a 224 (+8)
- Helped guide the Spiders to three team titles during the fall season.

Junior (2016-17)
- Competed in all 9 events on the season
- Posted a season stroke average of 77.81
- Rolled out two rounds under par along with one Top-10 and one Top-20 finish
- Carded a low round of -3, 69 at the Kiawah Classic
- Her only other round under par came on the longest course the Spiders played at the Lubbock Regional
- Won the VSGA State Championship following the season

Sophomore (2015-16)
- Competed in all 10 events on the season
- Posted season stroke average of 79.65
- Placed fifth at Whistling Straits Intercollegiate for highest finish of season
- Had a top-10 finish and top-20 finish
- Shot a season-low round of 71 (-1) for her only under-par round of the year
- Posted best tournament score of 226 (+10) at Louisville Cardinal Cup

Freshman (2014-15)
- Earned All-Patriot League second team honors
- Named VaSID All-State Second Team
- Placed seventh at the Patriot League championships and led all competitors in par 5 holes, averaging 4.89 strokes
- Led the team in season stroke average with 77.60 per round, tallying two top-10 and two top-20 finishes
- Posted a season-best round of 70 (-2) at the Morehead State Ocala Invitational, helping her earn Patriot League Player of the Month Honorable Mention accolades
- During the summer, Diaz won the VSGA Virginia Women's Stroke Play Championship, shooting +5 over three rounds.

High School
- Ranked ninth in Texas and 105th overall in the 2014 class
- Won 2013 U.S. Junior Girls' Qualifier in Sioux Falls, S.D.; qualified for U.S. Junior Girls' Round-of-64 match play
- 2013 Speedgolf First Tee Championship winner
- 2012 First Tee Participant of the Year, earned selection to Outstanding First Tee Participant Summit
- Team captain

Personal
- National Hispanic Honor Society
- Sister of 2015 teammate, Sara Diaz
- Daughter of Adolfo and Pita Diaz, "niece" of former NBA star and current ESPN analyst Bruce Bowen
- Was active in community with the Burmese Student Program, Sterling House nursing home, First Tee mentoring program and Institute of Texan Culture